It’s been a wonderful year…. Coming in early 2010: Whitefield Brothers’ Earthology (pushed back a week to Feb. 2nd), the official reissue of The Equatics’ Doin’ It!!!! (Feb. 2nd – that’s the sticker, below), our Fela-inspired Black Man’s Cry anthology (Feb. 23rd), the Brazil Fuzz Guitar Bananascomp (think of it as a follow up to Psych Funk 101 – also Feb 23rd), Swiss producer Dimlite’s Prismic Tops EP in March, CD issues of Zambian psych gems by Witch (Introduction and Lazy Bones!) and Amanaz (their masterpiece, Africa) in March and April in association with Shadoks, the Nigerian synth-psych of Tirogo’s Float (also with Shadoks, in April), the three albums released by Bay Area jazz wunderkind PE Hewitt in the late 60s and early 70s and British producer Paul White’s take on Swedish neo-psych act ST Mikael Paul White And The Purple Brain (in association with One-Handed Music, also April).

Until we’re back, we’re wishing you all a Merry Christmas (Psychedelic Sound) and Happy New Year!

Listen: “Auld Lang Syne.”

Link: Egon’s Christmas Edition of Funk Archaeology on NPR.org.

More on the He 5’s Merry Christmas Psychedelic Sound.

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Read more about our Zambian Psych reissues here.

1. Amanaz
2. I Am Very Far
3. Sunday Morning
4. Khala My Friend
5. History Of Man
6. Nsunka Lwendo
7. Africa
8. Green Apple
9. Making The Scene
10. Easy Street
11. Big Enough
12. Kale

No NA Catalog Number. CD released in conjunction with Shadoks. 2010. Reissued in an expanded package by Now-Again in 2015.

Amanaz are Keith Kabwe, Issac Mpofu, John Kanyepa, Jerry Mausala and Watson Lungu.
Original session produced by Edward Khuzayawo.
This reissue annotated and researched by: Egon
Additional coordination by Rikki Ililonga with thanks to Richard Leckie.
Liner notes by: Egon.

Download high res cover art here.

Buy here.

Read more about our Zambian Psych reissues here.

1. Black Tears
2. Motherless Child
3. Tooth Factory
4. Strange Dream
5. Look Out
6. Havoc
7. October Night
8. Off Ma Boots
9. Lazy Bones
10. Little Clown

No NA Catalog Number. CD released in conjunction with Shadoks. 2010.

WITCH are Chris Mbewe, John Muma, Gedeon Mulenga, Boidi Sinkala and Emanyeo Jagari Chanda
Original session produced by Teal Record Company.
This reissue annotated and researched by: Egon
Additional coordination by Rikki Ililonga with thanks to Jagari Chanda
Liner notes by: Egon.

Download high res cover art here.

Check out ten African reissues you may have missed at NPR. There were so many, from the Ghana Special comp on Sound Way Records to a reissue of Ofege, from our Picks section. While we’re at it, you can grab an extra mp3 there… So check it out, dig into some of the Zambian and Nigerian sounds we’ll be reissuing next year, and support some of the fine labels represented in the list as you’re doing your Christmas shopping.

Link: Egon’s Top Ten African Reissues at NPR.org.

Buy it here.

Read the full liner notes here.

01. What They Doin?
02. Walk On By
03. Merry Go Round
04. Santana Part.1
05. The Touch Of You
06. Santana Part.2
07. Ain’t No Sunshine
08. Cicso Fare

NA 5062 CD in “Mini-LP” tip on sleeve. 2010.

Original session produced by Benjamin Crawford and Frank Johnson.
Recorded at Alpha Audio, Richmond, VA. Circa 1972.
Originally issued as RI 3580 (A/B) 1972.
This reissue produced, annotated and researched by: Egon
Additional coordination by Jeff Dynamite and Leon Michels, with thanks to Phillipe Lehman.
Liner notes by: Egon.
Restoration and remastering by Paul Gold.
Art Direction by Trevor Karma Gendron.

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